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Grimsby Town last reached the fifth round in 1996 when they lost to Chelsea after a replayGrimsby Town stunned Championship high-fliers Luton to reach the FA Cup fifth round for the first time since 1996.
Harry Clifton, whose equaliser at Kenilworth Road earned the replay, gave the League Two side an early lead with a powerful strike.
Danilo Orsi's half-volley doubled the lead before a Danny Amos free-kick put the Mariners 3-0 up at half-time.
Goalkeeper Max Crocombe then made a string of saves to secure a trip to Southampton on Wednesday, 1 March.
Despite 60 places separating the sides, the Mariners had already knocked out League One sides in this season's cup run, including a 5-1 demolition of promotion-chasing Plymouth Argyle.
Grimsby are currently 16th in League Two, nine points off both the drop zone and the play-off places, but will line up in the last 16 against Premier League opposition as the lowest-ranked team.
Luton boss Rob Edwards made six changes from the starting XI which beat Stoke to go fourth in the Championship on Saturday, but five of that side were named on the bench.
They looked in need of a rescue act after just nine minutes, however, when Orsi burst into the box and teed up Clifton whose left-footed strike beat Hatters goalkeeper Ethan Horvath.
Clifton then turned provider, flicking on a throw-in to Orsi whose half-volley found the bottom corner, and an upset looked odds-on when Amos whipped a left-footed free-kick in off the post.
It capped a nightmare first half for the visitors who were firmly second-best and created just one decent chance, at 2-0, when Elijah Adebayo's header, following Gabriel Osho's run, was kept out by Crocombe's fine save.
After a double-change from Luton at half-time, Crocombe somehow kept out Cauley Woodrow's point-blank header early in the second half, and Edwards made two more attacking substitutions before the hour in an attempt to spark a comeback.
Crocombe got down well to his left to stop Luke Berry's drilled shot and then denied Carlton Morris as substitute Alfie Doughty and Woodrow caused problems.
But the resilient Mariners managed the game well, and as the visitors' threat began to fizzle out, Bryn Morris almost made it 4-0, putting his back-post effort inches wide.
Line-ups
Grimsby
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Crocombe
- 26Smith
- 6Waterfall
- 31Maher
- 2EfeteBooked at 80mins
- 8Holohan
- 17MorrisBooked at 33minsSubstituted forDriscoll-Glennonat 79'minutes
- 4GreenSubstituted forHuntat 65'minutes
- 22AmosBooked at 43mins
- 15Clifton
- 20OrsiSubstituted forEsselat 87'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Driscoll-Glennon
- 5Pearson
- 13Battersby
- 16Hunt
- 30Khouri
- 39Essel
- 44Scannell
Luton
Formation 3-5-2
- 34Horvath
- 32Osho
- 4Lockyer
- 29BellSubstituted forClarkat 60'minutes
- 28ThorpeSubstituted forDoughtyat 45'minutes
- 22CampbellSubstituted forMorrisat 60'minutes
- 20WatsonBooked at 43minsSubstituted forMpanzuat 45'minutes
- 23OnyedinmaBooked at 90mins
- 8Berry
- 11Adebayo
- 10Woodrow
Substitutes
- 1Shea
- 9Morris
- 16Burke
- 17Mpanzu
- 18Clark
- 27Pepple
- 45Doughty
- 47Piesold
- 48Johnson
Referee:Samuel Barrott
Attendance:7,051
Live Text
Match ends, Grimsby Town 3, Luton Town 0.
Second Half ends, Grimsby Town 3, Luton Town 0.
Attempt missed. Gabriel Osho (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Fred Onyedinma (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Fred Onyedinma (Luton Town).
Anthony Driscoll-Glennon (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Grimsby Town. Edwin Essel replaces Danilo Orsi.
Attempt missed. Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town).
Anthony Driscoll-Glennon (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Michee Efete (Grimsby Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jordan Clark (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Michee Efete (Grimsby Town).
Substitution, Grimsby Town. Anthony Driscoll-Glennon replaces Bryn Morris.
Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Danilo Orsi.
Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Luke Waterfall.
Attempt missed. Luke Berry (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Attempt missed. Bryn Morris (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt missed. Jordan Clark (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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